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Former Chelsea midfielder Gus Poyet believes something is 'not there' with Romelu Lukaku as the striker continues to struggle at Stamford Bridge.

The Belgian was a substitute in Sunday's Carabao Cup defeat to Liverpool, though he did come off the bench to score a goal which was later ruled out for offside.

Since returning to the club in the summer from Italian giants Inter Milan, Lukaku has looked a shell of the player signed for £97.5million.

Ten goals in 29 appearances across all competitions is not the return the club were hoping for when he signed and Poyet believes Lukaku has taken 'one or two steps backwards.'

Speaking to bettingexpert, Poyet said: “The way Chelsea are playing, the positions he’s taking, it’s been difficult for him as a striker. There are situations where after watching the first part of his career, I was really excited. Something is not there at the moment. It’s a mix of everything, mentally, the press, playing and not playing, everything together is unfortunately not going for him. It's a strange situation.

“I went to watch Lukaku when he was 17 at Chelsea in the second team at Cobham as I was trying to get him [on loan] to Brighton. He was already this big fella and